TONY Gollan and Matt Dunn have enjoyed best-ever training seasons, but both readily admit their wives Jane and Keira deserve as much credit for the success as they do.

Jane Gollan and Keira Dunn are integral parts of their husbands’ operations. Jane is a customer service dynamo and Keira the gun trackwork rider.

Both see working together as an advantage for their relationships and helpful to the business.

“Without Tony I don’t know what I would be doing,” Jane said. “He is my mentor, my best friend and a great boss. I’m very proud of him.”

The two stables are set to finish one-two in this year’s Brisbane premiership.

Dunn has emerged from an apprenticeship under Gerald Ryan to have a strike rate the envy of most stables, but said his wife of two years is as much a part of that success as he is.

“The place falls down without Keira,” Dunn said.

“She’s my best work rider, manages the staff and manages the stable. She’s tireless. She works a lot harder than me.”

It took Dunn some time to realise Keira’s value though.

“I asked him for a job, but he knocked me back twice. Fortunately he came around the third time I asked,” she said.

Jane Gollan (left) and Keira Dunn deserve much of the credit for their husbands’ success this season. Picture: Mark Cranitch.Source:News Corp Australia

Keira was ranked in Australia’s top-three campdraft riders at Under 17 level and continued her love of horses by riding trackwork and breaking-in would-be racehorses before joining Dunn’s team five years ago.

“Lucky we’re the best of friends and we’re business partners as well,” she said.

“We balance each other out. Matt gets a bit more stressed out because it’s his name and he feels the pressure, whereas I can manage it a bit better. It’s a fantastic partnership.”

Gollan said having Jane, who studied events management and worked in the insurance and management industries before becoming a personal assistant to Gai Waterhouse, has taken his stable to a whole new level professionally.

“In this day and age, owners expect and are entitled to receive as much information about their horses as possible and Jane makes that happen,” Gollan said.

“There’s no way I could cover the ground she does. She’s amazing.”

Jane said it’s important to make ownership as tangible as possible.

“Even when owners aren’t getting returns in prizemoney, they should have something to show for their investment,” she says.

“We try to make it a holistic experience and ensure they know every part of their horse’s preparation.”

The two camps are confident of more success at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Keira has named Wingara (Race 5) as the pick of the Dunn runners, while Jane has labelled Yeager (Race 3) as the best, with Centrepet (Race 4) the big improver.

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